It is often and at times rightly said that there is no proper leadership among Muslims. Communities need leadership at the best of times and Muslims are going through a very rough and weak stage on a global scale. However, where there is dynamic spiritual leadership not many are interested to take note.

There is of course distinct and dignified spiritual leadership among Ahmadiyya Muslims, has been for over a hundred years. The current incumbent, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad lives in London and for the past decade he has worked tirelessly to promote the peaceful message of Islam. It is also due to his (and his predecessors’) superb leadership that the Ahmadiyya community aspires to live as a peaceful, law-abiding and useful part of society no matter where in the world they may be. His efforts for world peace need to be celebrated but … Read more

I have never been to Paris but yesterday I felt its pain very deeply, as if my own. The perpetrators of the massacre committed at the offices of Charlie Hebdo were Muslims and in their astounding ignorance they ‘avenged the Prophet’ by slaughtering defenceless men. They ‘avenged’ him by totally disregarding his teachings; utterly tragic on all counts.

One’s heart goes out to the friends and families of those who lost their lives and those who are injured. How can such brutality visit an office block in a peaceful city!

A large number of people here in the West and indeed here on My Telegraph have their own perspective of Islam and its history. They consider it inherently violent and believe this to be an indisputable fact. As a practicing Muslim who has studied her faith all her life and continues to do so, I vehemently disagree with… Read more

I belong to the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. Last night two blogs appeared here with C & P from sites that exist specifically to oppose us and spread dreadful lies. I expect some could not endure that a single Ahmadi Muslim person was posting on My T and they tried, as they have done on numerous occasions in the past 3 years, to discredit me.

Ahmadiyya is a dynamic, fast growing revival movement within Islam which was founded in 1889. Today it spans over 195 countries with adherents exceeding tens of millions. For the past 26 years London has been the centre of our community. This is after the government of Pakistan legislated against us declaring us non-Muslims and made it almost impossible for the core administration to operate from Pakistan.Our community is extremely grateful to the tolerant British values which have facilitated its central running for the past quarter… Read more